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Grapplers Roll Past Trinity, 36-7, to Open Home Schedule - John
Gottfried '09 Takes Title at Ursinus

Winning eight of the 10
matches during the team's inaugural home match against Trinity Wed.,
Jan. 9, Wesleyan captured a comfortable 36-7 victory. Three Cardinals
won their bout by pin, including John Gottfried '09 (photo courtesy of
SteveMcLaughlinPhotography.com), who picked his up just 1:24 into the
197-pound match. Both Alex Segal '09, at 184, and Josh Wildes '08, at
133, came through with falls in the final minute of the match. Zach
Rolfe '10 recorded a second-period technical fall at 157 pounds to put
Wesleyan ahead for good in the evening's second bout. The squad then
headed back to Ursinus Sat., Jan.12, where Wesleyan competed in the
North-South Duals the weekend before, for the Homecoming Invitational
tournament. There Gottfried went 3-0 at 197 pounds to take the
individual title, the top performance by the 19 Cardinals in
competition. Three others placed in their weight class to help Wesleyan
finish fifth of nine teams. Dan Bloom '10 was third at 125 pounds,
Rolfe was fourth at 157 and Cam Maloni '09 claimed third at 184. The
team closes out its home schedule Wed., Jan. 16, hosting Roger Williams
in a match to be webcast by Wesleyan. The link to watch the event is
located on the athletics home page under "Webcasts."